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Conservation Agent Mac Wilson loading students for a week at Camp Earl Wallace. Among those in the photo are Gene Stewart, Rick Phillips, Rudy Baker, John Stacey, Gary Stringer, Bruce Colbert and Eric Minton.
Jim Slaughter Photography Collection
EXTERIOR VIEW OF GENERAL ELECTRIC'S PROJECT UHV FACILITY IN LENOX, MASSACHUSETTS.
GENERAL ELECTRIC IS CONDUCTING RESEARCH INTO THE TRANS- MISSION OF HIGH VOLTAGE DIRECT CURRENT ELECTRICITY. INCREASED DC VOLTAGE LEVELS REQUIRE THE USE OF LARGER CONDUCTOR BUNDLES WHICH COULD RESULT IN RAISING THE LEVEL OF IONS THAT ARE GENERATED. THIS RESEARCH WAS BEGUN TO INVESTIGATE THE EFFECTS OF THESE ELECTRICAL FIELDS AND IONS AT VOLTAGES ABOVE 600 KV. ONE OBJECTIVE OF THIS STUDY IS THE INVESTIGATION OF THE "NEAR-FIELD" EFFECTS - THOSE EFFECTS THAT OCCUR WITHIN OR NEAR THE POWER LINE'S RIGHT-OF-WAY. BY MEASURING THE VOLTAGES AND CURRENTS INDUCED IN OBJECTS AT GROUND LEVEL, RESEARCHERS CAN DETERMINE THE "NEAR-FIELD" EFFECTS. OTHER EFFECTS TO BE DETERMINED AND/OR MEASURED ARE THE PERCEPTION AND ANNOYANCE THRESHOLD OF PEOPLE TO DC ELECTRICAL FIELDS, CURRENTS, AND VOLTAGES AND THE EFFICIENCY OF SHIELDING TECHNIQUES THAT ARE USED TO REDUCE THE LEVEL OF THESE "NEAR-FIELD" EFFECTS.
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Creative problem solving is what we do best. How do you box a carved rock? With a custom fit cloth clamshell box of course.
The Jenolan Caves (Tharawal: Binoomea, Bindo, Binda) are limestone caves located within the Jenolan Karst Conservation Reserve in the Central Tablelands region, west of the Blue Mountains, in New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The caves and 3,083-hectare (7,620-acre) reserve are situated approximately 175 kilometres (109 mi) west of Sydney, 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Oberon and 30 kilometres (19 mi) west of Katoomba.
The caves are the most visited of several similar groups in the limestone caves of the country, and the most ancient discovered open caves in the world.
They include numerous Silurian marine fossils and the calcite formations, sometimes pure white, are noted for their beauty.
The cave network is very large following the course of a subterranean section of the Jenolan River, with over 40 kilometres (25 mi) of multi-level passages, more than 300 entrances, and the complex is still undergoing active exploration.
The caves are a popular tourist destination, with eleven show caves accessible to paying visitors and well lit.
The caves and conservation reserve are one of the eight protected areas that, in 2000, was inscribed to form part of the UNESCO World Heritage–listed Greater Blue Mountains Area.
The Jenolan Karst Conservation Reserve is the most westerly of the eight protected areas within the World Heritage Site. The reserve forms part of the Great Dividing Range.
In 2004, the caves and reserve were listed on the State Heritage Register.
After borrowing bikes from our landlord, Alex and I cycled around Phillip Island for an entire day. We stopped at the Koala Conservation Centre where we were able to see the animals in a natural, non-zoo setting.
Rocks in the trail, Figuring out where to place rocks for the “cobblestone” feature. Idaho Conservation Crew Building a Mountain Bike Flow Trail at the Bogus Basin Ski Resort on the Sawtooth National Forest. Credit: US Forest Service.
Members of the Maryland Conservation Corps (MCC) observe a waterfall on the North Branch of the Potomac River (Martin Greenberg, Kathryn Joerger). MCC crew members spend a majority of their 1700 hours annual service contract improving trails and recreation sites, and providing interpretive programming in Maryland's State Parks and Forests. Conservation improvements carried out by corpsmembers in Western Maryland include native spruce planting; invasive species removal; and hemlock woolly adelgid treatment. Sufficient canopy cover cooling these mountain streams improves habitat for native brook trout.
One of the 2010 winners of an Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) Architectural Heritage Award (Category B).
About the awards:
The annual Architectural Heritage Awards recognise owners, professionals and contractors who have gone the extra mile to sensitively restore their heritage buildings to their former glory for today’s use. The Awards promote quality restoration of monuments and buildings with preservation and conservation status in Singapore.
The awards are given out under two categories:
Category A
This category is for National Monuments and fully conserved buildings in the Historic Districts and Good Class Bungalow Areas. Buildings fully conserved according to the restoration principles in other areas can also be considered under this category. They are assessed on how far they adhere to quality restoration principles of maximum retention, sensitive restoration and careful repair.
Category B
This category is for integrated old and new conservation buildings in the Residential Historic Districts and Secondary Settlement areas.
By Stephen Badger | Office of Communications, Maryland Department of Natural Resources
This event honored the 2020-21 class of the Maryland Conservation Corps, an award-winning AmeriCorps program that engages young adults aged 17-25 in 11 months of extensive conservation, environmental, and natural resources management projects across the state. Maryland Department of Natural Resources Secretary Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio was the event's keynote speaker.
The inaugural New Horizons for Conservation Conference: Addressing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Challenges will be held on Thursday, April 19th and Friday, April 20th at the University of California Washington Center in Washington DC.
The inaugural New Horizons for Conservation Conference: Addressing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Challenges will be held on Thursday, April 19th and Friday, April 20th at the University of California Washington Center in Washington DC.
EXTERIOR VIEW OF GENERAL ELECTRIC'S PROJECT UHV FACILITY IN LENOX, MASSACHUSETTS.
GENERAL ELECTRIC IS CONDUCTING RESEARCH INTO THE TRANS- MISSION OF HIGH VOLTAGE DIRECT CURRENT ELECTRICITY. INCREASED DC VOLTAGE LEVELS REQUIRE THE USE OF LARGER CONDUCTOR BUNDLES WHICH COULD RESULT IN RAISING THE LEVEL OF IONS THAT ARE GENERATED. THIS RESEARCH WAS BEGUN TO INVESTIGATE THE EFFECTS OF THESE ELECTRICAL FIELDS AND IONS AT VOLTAGES ABOVE 600 KV. ONE OBJECTIVE OF THIS STUDY IS THE INVESTIGATION OF THE "NEAR-FIELD" EFFECTS - THOSE EFFECTS THAT OCCUR WITHIN OR NEAR THE POWER LINE'S RIGHT-OF-WAY. BY MEASURING THE VOLTAGES AND CURRENTS INDUCED IN OBJECTS AT GROUND LEVEL, RESEARCHERS CAN DETERMINE THE "NEAR-FIELD" EFFECTS. OTHER EFFECTS TO BE DETERMINED AND/OR MEASURED ARE THE PERCEPTION AND ANNOYANCE THRESHOLD OF PEOPLE TO DC ELECTRICAL FIELDS, CURRENTS, AND VOLTAGES AND THE EFFICIENCY OF SHIELDING TECHNIQUES THAT ARE USED TO REDUCE THE LEVEL OF THESE "NEAR-FIELD" EFFECTS.
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Part of the Cumberland Homesteads Project called for the construction of a recreational area near the center of the homesteads. Two New Deal agencies, the Works Progress Administration and the Civilian Conservation Corps, arrived in the area in 1934 to build the recreational area's facilities. Company 3464 of the CCC, under the direction of the National Park Service, began the construction of Byrd Creek Dam in 1935 and completed it in 1938, effectively creating the 50-acre Byrd Lake. The dam, like many of the Homestead structures, is constructed of a native sandstone commonly called Crab Orchard Stone. At a height of 28 feet and length of 319 feet, the dam is the largest masonry project ever completed by the CCC. CCC Company 3464, assisted by Company 1471, continued to work at the park until 1941, building trails, picnic areas, cabins, a boathouse, a bathhouse, and other structures.
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All of the projects during the eight week Youth Conservation Corps program allowed the crew to see the progress of their work and value the nature of the work accomplished.
Credit: USFWS
INTERIOR VIEW OF ETX-II AEROSTAR.
THE PROTOTYPE ETX-II IS THE RESULT OF A DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY COST-SHARED PROGRAM WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND GENERAL ELECTRIC. FORD PROVIDED THE SYSTEM ENGINEERING, VEHICLE CONTROL DEVELOPMENT, DRIVETRAIN INTEGRATION AND VEHICLE TESTING FOR THE ETX-II. GENERAL ELECTRIC WORKED ON THE ELECTRIC SUBSYSTEM. THE ETX-II HAS SEVERAL KEY DESIGN FEATURES: TRANSAXLE SYSTEM, INCORPORATING A MOTOR, TWO-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND DRIVE AXLE INTO A SINGLE-AXIS PACKAGE, A DRIVE SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES A SMALLER, MORE RELIABLE ELECTRIC PROPULSION SYSTEM, AND ITS CONVENTIONAL- LIKE DRIVEABILITY. OTHER FEATURES INCLUDE A 65 MPH MAXIMUM SPEED, 100 MILE DRIVING RANGE, 0 TO 50 MPH ACCELERATION IN LESS THAN 20 SECONDS, ENERGY COSTS EQUIVALENT TO GASOLINE POWERED VEHICLES, AND A RECHARGE TIME OF APPROXIMATELY EIGHT HOURS.
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GLASS CONTAINER CORPORATION IN VERNON, CALIFORNIA.
THIS IS A TEST SITE FOR THE WASTE HEAT RECOVERY PROGRAM.
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Mindy Grabko facilitates an open dialog with high school age Latino youth July 16, 2015, at the Lake Mead Water Safety Center. She talked about National Parks and conservation as part of a seed cleaning event, which was part of Latino Conservation Week and is designed to teach and engage Latinos about conservation efforts in their community and to show support for permanently protecting land, water and air. (NPS Photo by Chelsea J. Kennedy)
Went for a really long drive around Missouri and took some pictures in Catawissa and Pacific. I took this shot by setting the self-timer on my camera, then dangling it by the strap near the ground, because I was too lazy to bend over or kneel in the mud.
After getting home, I gave Lyla a quick introductory lesson on how to Camera.
Garren Movius lives in Boise and likes flying drones in is free time, probably because he is interested in the Air Force or flying in the Fire Service putting out fires by plane. He got into the ICC because his sister did it a few years ago and found it a great place to meet people and make friends.
Idaho Conservation Crew Building a Mountain Bike Flow Trail at the Bogus Basin Ski Resort on the Sawtooth National Forest. Credit: US Forest Service.
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.-- Santa Barbara Zoo volunteers pull beach grass and ice plants during a conservation effort for the Snowy Plover at Wall Beach here Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012. The volunteers worked with the 30th Civil Engineer Conservation Office in an effort to aid local conservation and endangered species. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andrew Satran)
CHIMPANZEES
The very mention of the word Chimpanzee brings a smile to people's faces and our lot are guaranteed to put you in a bright, breezy mood.
Even before you see them you'll hear them. They can make a bit of a racket! To those who don't know them, they can sound like they're fighting, but their high pitched calls and shouts are just a way of communicating with each other.
In the wild chimpanzees work together as a team and here, too, you see teamwork at feeding times, or when they're climbing, wrestling, or playing.
chester zoo has a group of 25 chimpanzees has leaders and followers, similar to wild chimps in Africa. Our oldest is Boris, who was born in 1966. The group leader is Dylan and was born in 1987.
They also have younger males, grandmothers, breeding females and our youngest chimp is Tina, born in 2009.
In the wild chimpanzee numbers are going down drastically so they are now listed a Critically Endangered species, which means without important conservation measures they could be wiped out forever.
That's why, through our Nigeria Conservation Programme, we support Gashaka Primate Project, set up in 2000 in Gashaka Gumti National Park.
It safeguards the future of chimpanzees in their natural homeland of Nigeria and protects other wildlife species, flora and fauna with which their survival is interlinked.
Knowsley Safari Park is a zoological park and tourist attraction in the Knowsley area of Merseyside, England. Knowsley Safari Park is a member of the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA) and the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA). The safari park contributes to conservation and research through links with conservation projects and its links with universities in Liverpool, Chester and Manchester.
History
The park was opened in July 1971 by Edward Stanley, 18th Earl of Derby and Jimmy Chipperfield[9] using the expertise of general manager Laurence Tennant MBE, formerly the Chief Game Warden of Parks in Uganda and Botswana. Initially the road through the park was 3.5 miles (5.6 km), with visitors driving past lions, cheetahs, monkeys, giraffes, zebra, elephants and various antelope. Due to the popularity of this route, an additional 1.5 miles (2.4 km) of road was added in 1973, and camels, buffalo, white rhino, and tigers were added to the park. Over the years, a few modifications have been made. For instance, tigers are now displayed in enclosures within the reserve, and a bypass around the baboons was built for visitors who are worried about damage to their cars.
The park was also home to a former RAF airfield which closed at the end of World War II. The RAF airbase situated at the safari park was also known as No 49 SLG or RAF Knowsley Park and was in use between 13 May 1942 – November 1944.
The park has hosted several sporting events including the Olympic torch relay, watched by 6,000 children and families in June 2012. The park hosted the finish of Stage Two of the 2012 Tour of Britain cycling event and is scheduled to host Stage Three of the 2013 Tour on Tuesday 17 September.
Most recently it hosted the final leg of Big Learner Relay 2017 which has raised over £300,000 for the BBC Children in Need appeal since 2014. Louise Walsh the inspiration behind the BLR has been awarded the prime minister's points of light award which recognises outstanding individual volunteers.
In 1995 Mr William Middleton, a warden at the park, was crushed and paralysed due to a faulty elephant enclosure. Mr Middleton died 12 years later due to complications caused by his injuries.
Zoological collection
Situated around Knowsley Hall on the ancestral estate of the Earl of Derby, the reserve is home to many different animals including elephants, giraffes, lions, bongos, tigers and baboons. The Derby Estate have a tradition of keeping animals, ever since the famous artist and nonsense-poet Edward Lear was employed there in the 19th century to paint pictures of the Earl's collection.
The park is open to the public and customers drive around the park in their own vehicles. There is a bypass route past the baboons for those who wish to avoid the risk of the baboons damaging their cars. In 2009 the baboons made the news all over the world when a video was released showing how they were intelligent and curious enough to open car roofboxes.
Tiger Trail
Amur Tiger Trail opened 25 May 2018, home to the Amur Tiger otherwise known as the Siberian Tiger. The area is 10,000m2 and includes forested areas, natural streams and ponds.
The Equatorial Trail
This exhibit focuses on animals who thrive in habitats around the Earth's Equator. The exhibit also houses the 'Equatorial Express', a small train which visitors can ride to gain a unique viewpoint of the animals. 4 completely different species of animals are housed in this exhibit, the South American tapir, Sitatunga, Rhea and the Capybara.
African Elephant
Until 2017 the park housed a herd of 4 adult cows named Tana, Ashanti, Nala and Juba. They were transported to Zoo Parc d'Beauval, France to enter the European Breeding Programme and allow for transformations on Knowsley Safari's Foot Safari. Knowsley previously housed a bull named Nissim, who collapsed in June 2014. Knowsley also recently lost their cow named Shaba due to a long battle with elephant arthritis.
Southern White Rhinoceros
Knowsley's crash of 11 adult rhinos is one of the most successful and genetically diverse breeding groups in Europe. The latest calf (as at 4 June 2016), Nomvula (Mother of Rain – a reference to the recent wet weather), born to mum Meru and is the 19th to be born at the facility in the last 40 years. Nomvula is Meru's 6th calf and was born on 2 January 2016.
Safari Drive
The Safari Drive is the park's main attraction and contains over 29 species of animals in 7 zones.
Zone 1+11
This zone contains: Père David's deer, Yak, Kiang and Bactrian camel.
Zone 2+8
This zone contains: Blackbuck, Nilgai, Eld's deer, Chital (Axis Deer) and Barasingha.
Zone 3+4+6
Zone 6 is over 100 acres and contains over a mile of road. It is one of Knowsley's two white rhino paddocks and is one of the largest in the UK. This zone contains: Southern White Rhino, Roan antelope, Eland, Lechwe, Wildebeest, Plains Zebra, African Forest Buffalo, Ostritch and Waterbuck.
Zone 5
This zone contains: Blesbok and Bongo
Zone 7
This zone contains exclusively the Olive baboon, which are famous for removing windscreen wipers and other appendages off vehicles. There is a car-friendly route which totally removes this zone however is still visible from outside the perimeter. This leads directly to zone 6.
Zone 9
This zone contains: European Bison, Fallow Deer and European Moose
Zone 10
This zone contains: Lion, and the Somali wild ass. This zone previously housed African wild dog, Iberian Wolf and Siberian Tiger.
All information correct and sourced from the Knowsley Safari Guide Book 2018 and edited by an editor who loves animals.
Railway and other attractions
The park features a 15 in (381 mm) gauge railway, 'The Lakeside Railway', on which visitors may tour parts of the site. There is also a collection of amusements and fairground rides on site plus paintballing, off-road driving challenges, and aerial extreme ropewalks.
A baboon house was added in 2006, along with African wild dogs that same year, a lion and tiger house in 2007. Red river hogs and marmosets were also added to the walkaround section, as well as an outdoor pool.
Animal care
In January 2011, local animal rights activists held a peaceful demonstration after an inspection by government vets found one instance of a breach of regulations on the disposal of animal ‘by-products’. Pictures in the Daily Mail showed animals lying dead on the ground and in binbags, although the park's directors claim the pictures were staged by the photographer, whose husband the paper claimed had recently lost his job at the park. The park has since installed an enclosure for the storage of animal carcasses before disposal. The British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA) later said it had ‘full confidence’ in Knowsley and praised its ‘excellent standards of animal husbandry and welfare’.
Philippe Cousteau inspires young conservationists at the Students planning ocean conservation projects at the 2013 Youth Ocean Conservation Summit at Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota, FL coordinated by the Stow It-Don't Throw It Project (www.stowitdontthrowitproject.org).
Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries conservation police officers from central, northern and eastern Virginia deployed to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Sunday morning. They will meet up with CPOs from the western part of the Commonwealth. A total of 30 officers trailoring 27 boats and two wildlife workers carrying fuel and generators will make up the full convoy.
A recent report by UNEP and GRID Arendal, Protecting Arctic Biodiversity, highlights the four major areas relating the Arctic region and biodiversity that need strengthening and further funding. The primary arising issue is climate change and its effect on wildlife and ecosystems.
Read more: www.southafricanbiodiversity.co.za/biodiversity/609-prote...
Rachel Carson Conservation Park is seen in Brookeville, Md., on March 2, 2021. The 650-acre park features six miles of trails that connect to the county's Rachel Carson Greenway. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)
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Speaker of the TN House Kent Williams (center) wants a "Forever Green Tennessee"!
(From left: Hugh Travis, Boy Scouts of America; Dan Brown, Tennessee Preservation Trust; Michelle Haynes, Land Trust for Tennessee; Speaker Williams; Kathleen Williams, TN Parks & Greenways Foundation; John Noel, TPGF;Gina Hancock, The Nature Conservancy; and Danny Sells, TN Assoc. of Conservation Districts)
August 18, 2014
Photo Credit: Mehgan Murphy, Smithsonian's National Zoo
A female red panda, Shama, was euthanized at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, Va., Saturday, Aug. 16. A necropsy performed later that evening revealed severe cerebral edema (swelling of the brain). Based on preliminary cytology, the swelling is attributed to encephalitis associated with a microscopic parasite.
Seven year-old Shama was well known as the mate to Rusty, the male panda who escaped his enclosure at the National Zoo in June 2013. Shama gave birth to three cubs earlier this summer, and she was under close observation because it is rare for a red panda to successfully raise three cubs.
On Wednesday, Aug. 13, keepers noticed that Shama had developed a neurologic disorder that progressed quickly. Shama was euthanized due to her worsening clinical condition and poor neurological function, which was likely attributed to accumulation of fluid in the brain.
Shama’s three cubs are now being hand-reared by experienced staff. Keepers are also hand-rearing a cub born to female Regan. Shama’s three cubs are active and appear to be doing well, but one is considerably smaller than its siblings, and receiving treatment for pneumonia. As a precaution, all three cubs are receiving anti-protozoal treatment. Rusty, who was housed with Shama and the cubs until recently, is also receiving anti-protozoal treatment as a preventative measure. He appears to be doing well.
“Shama’s death is a big loss for all of us and for those who study and care for red pandas everywhere,” said National Zoo Director Dennis Kelly. “I have a lot of confidence in the team caring for the surviving cubs and hope this creates an opportunity for scientists to research infectious diseases that affect red pandas.”
Molecular testing will yield additional information on the species of the parasite. Histopathology is also pending and will tell veterinarians if there are additional lesions or disease processes.
Headquartered in Front Royal, Va., SCBI facilitates and promotes veterinary and reproductive research as well as conservation ecology programs based at Front Royal, the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., and at field research stations and training sites worldwide. The National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute is a part of the Smithsonian Institution, the world’s largest museum and research complex.
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Photos taken during production of LightHawk: Destination Conservation. Volunteers make conservation possible. Host Willem Lange meets a group of pilots who donate their planes and time to volunteer on fascinating conservation projects throughout North America.
The inaugural New Horizons for Conservation Conference: Addressing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Challenges will be held on Thursday, April 19th and Friday, April 20th at the University of California Washington Center in Washington DC.
This Virginia Conservation & Development Commission historical marker #Z-149 (dated 1934) is on the jurisdictional boundary with Spotsylvania County on Highway 17 (Tidewater Trail). It reads:
CAROLINE COUNTY - Area 529 Square Miles
"Formed in 1727 from Essex, King and Queen, and King William. Named for Queen Caroline, Wife of King George II. George Rogers Clarke, Conqueror of the Northwest, passed his youth in this county."
Courtesy of Dwayne and Maryanne Moyers, Realtors in Caroline County, King George County, Spotsylvania County, Fredericksburg, and Stafford County. Visit us at www.TheMoyersTeam.com
All Saints, Shirburn, Oxfordshire.
Grade ll listed.
The Earls of Macclesfield have owned Shirburn Castle since 1716. The north transept of All Saints' Church contains their family pew and the north chapel is the Macclesfield family mausoleum. - See more at: www.visitchurches.org.uk/Ourchurches/Completelistofchurch...
Shirburn Castle is a fortress - even today. I understand even Dr Pevsner was unable to gain access for the Oxfordshire volume of his Buildings of England books.
I have read the church is also difficult of access despite it being a Churched Conservation Trust church, but I have to say the people in the Shirburn Estate office were very accommodating.